Pet ownership is slavery. Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or be entertained by.
Ingrid NewkirkAnimal hoarding was a dirty secret until hoarders appeared on our TV screens and showed how they are compelled to collect so many dogs, cats or parrots that the animals end up in cages only inches bigger than their own bodies. For life.
Ingrid NewkirkIt's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
Ingrid NewkirkI find that as I get older I seem to become more of a Luddite... And hearing animal experimenters describe me as a Luddite--which used to think I was not. And now I think Ned Lud had the right idea and we should have stopped all the machinery way back when, and learned to live simple lives.
Ingrid Newkirk